Attorney Certified in Appellate Law and Family Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization
Appellate lawyer Stephen Temko represents family law clients before the California Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of California. He has represented clients in high-profile family law appeals and in groundbreaking cases involving complex legal issues.
To schedule a consultation about appealing a California family law case, contact the Law Office of Stephen Temko.
California Supreme Court and Appellate Court Cases
Attorney Temko has represented clients on family law appeals in significant cases in the California Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court of California, including:
- In re Marriage of Kerr, 77 Cal.App.4th 87 (1999). Kerr held that stock options may be used for child and spousal support but consideration must be capped to the needs of the children and marital lifestyle.
- In re Marriage of Duncan, 90 Cal.App.4th 617 (2001). Duncan held that even a multi-million dollar business was subject to an alternative valuation date if the value was attributable to the skill and effort of the owner.
- In re Marriage of Shaughnessy, 139 Cal.App.4th 1225 (2006). Shaughnessy held that spousal support should be terminated upon a showing of self-support.
- Casas v. Thompson, 42 Cal.3d 131 (1986) and Berry v. Berry, 216 Cal.App.3d 1155 (1989), both related to division of military retirement income.
- In re Marriage of Feldman, 153 Cal.App.4th 1470 (2007) sanctions of $390,000 affirmed for breach of fiduciary duty of disclosure.
Unpublished reversal 2007 spousal support $200,000 a month reversed as being too low for failure to maintain status quo.
Appellate attorney Temko is available to handle appeals involving the following types of family law issues:
- Marital property division, including enforcement or vacation of prenuptial agreements (U.S. and international prenuptial agreements), division of marital property and equitable apportionment, division of military retirement benefits, characterization, and valuation of assets, alternative valuation, omitted assets, stock options, deferred home sales, reimbursements, breach of fiduciary duty, and transmutation issues.
- Child and spousal support, including questions regarding the amount and duration of support, special problems associated with high-income earners, deviation from guidelines, terms of termination of spousal support, and computation and/or imputation of income.
- Parenting time, child custody, visitation, and move-away situations, including issues of parental alienation and child custody jurisdictional issues.
- Attorneys' fees, appealing court decisions regarding liability for the other party's attorney fees or the amount of attorney fees.
Writ Practice
Mr. Temko has obtained successful outcomes in petitions for writ of mandate relief, habeas corpus, writ of prohibition, and writ of supersedeas, including such published cases as Muckle v. Superior Court, 102 Cal.App.4th 218 (2002) [denial of motion to quash summons reversed].
Mr. Temko has prepared amicus curie briefs for a variety of family law professional groups in significant cases, including:
- Guardianship of Simpson, 67 Cal.App.4th 914, (1998) [proper standard to terminate guardianship].
- Lammers v. Superior Court, 83 Cal.App.4th 1309 (2000) [local pre-read rule constitutional].
- In re Marriage of Harris, 34 Cal.4th 210 (2004) [grandparent visitation rights].
- Droeger v. Friedman, Sloan & Ross, 54 Cal.3d 26 (1991).
Contact the Law Office of Stephen Temko by e-mail or call (858) 274-3538 to speak with Mr. Temko about appellate representation in your case.
Law Office of Stephen Temko